Saturdays in DC

So, I realized that I had not posted last week :'( Very bad form on my part. So this week's posting is more or less a double dose of my DC adventures.

Last weekend, Ash and I hit up the Greek Festival, very briefly, at our neighborhood Greek Orthodox Church. Afterward, as we walked home, we were hit on by three 8-yr-olds. Oh my, can you say 'Jailbait?'

Then today, Sharalyn and I hit up the National Museum of Natural History before we went to the Book Festival on the Mall.

The Hope Diamond, gorgeous as ever, and I had to explain to Sharalyn that they probably used an imitation rock in Titanic

What does the Crystal Ball see for your future??

The Triceratops skeleton

Crouching, I mean Pouncing, Tiger

Sleeping Cats

At the Mall for the Book Festival

The Magic School Bus (right) and Ms. Frizzle reading to the kids

It was a great day. I love hanging out with Sharalyn, and we may become Sightseeing-Buddies. I'm almost half-finished with my list of places to visit while in DC. Stay Tuned!

Zoo Videos

Hungry Panda Eats Large Skinny Tree

Ginger Monkeys, who according to Ashley have people faces

Angry Pacing Tiger, it might have been dinner time

Baby Monkey follows parent around like a shadow

American History Museum

After we went to the Newseum and the Sculpture Garden, we went to the Smithsonian American History Museum. Again, some highlights of the day:

Catwoman Suit

The Original Muppets!

Bill Clinton's saxophone

Ike's coin collection

Lindsey for President!!

Mamie Eisenhower's Inaugural Ball Gown ensemble

Michelle Obama's Inaugural Ball ensemble

Me and the Clinton's

Julia Child's kitchen

The History of the Pill

Me and Talisha

Me and some random genius

Election Swag from the 1940-1950s

Sculpture Garden

Giant Metal Spider

Chrome Tree

Me and Chrisella

Water Lily

Dinosaur Head

Newseum Adventure

So most of the interns got tickets to the Newseum. Here are some highlights:

The Berlin Wall

Peanuts Comic Strip

Me and the 9/11 posters

I love this photojournalism quote

An interactive game teaching kids how to become a reporter

Giant wall of television screens

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton from SNL

Awesome cartoon of the Clinton's

Controversial banner in history

Bart Simpson and the First Amendment

Part of the 9/11 Memorial exhibit

National Marine Corps Museum

So today for the EMC Staff, we had the chance to go to Quantico, VA to the National Marine Corps Museum, which was pretty awesome. Here are a few images I shot that I thought were share-worthy:

Victoria, Carl, AnneMarie, and Laura all heading into the museum

A wicked awesome quote from inside the foyer wall

There were life-like mannequins all over the exhibits

They had really cool uniforms on display as well

And some really neat weapons

Phonograph machine

Combat journalist

Marine Posters from the 1940s

War vehicles

Medical mannequins 

War Films, featuring Bugs Bunny